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‘Travellers’ rest’ stones were idea of Warrington doctor and part of wider scheme to help migrant workersThey are found on busy road junctions, a traffic island and a petrol station forecourt and have been passed by countless numbers of walkers, runner…
Local MP calls for law to protect other pubs as it emerges a huge fire in 2018 hit a site owned by a company connected to the Black Country pub’s buyerThe owner of the Crooked House pub, which burned down and was demolished in controversial circumstanc…
National Highways forced to remove concrete after it buried bridge in Cumbria without permissionThe government’s roads agency has begun undoing what was described as an act of “cultural vandalism” by removing hundreds of tonnes of concrete it used to b…
Fate of Black Country pub could serve as catalyst for campaigns to preserve a flawed but colourful past When Paul Turner started an online petition calling for his local pub in the Staffordshire village of Himley to be saved after it was sold to new ow…
Black Country Living Museum, which displays recreated historical buildings, says it is not able to save demolished Staffordshire pubEver since it burned down and was then demolished last week, there have been calls for the Crooked House pub in Stafford…
Call for government to act amid anger over demolition of Crooked House pub in StaffordshireThe UK risks losing a vital part of its heritage unless planning laws are changed to protect historic pub buildings, campaigners have said.Greg Mulholland, the d…
Hamish Ogston’s donation will fund up to 2,700 apprenticeships in crafts to preserve historic buildings A British philanthropist has given almost £29m to heritage skills training, breathing new life into dying crafts and addressing the chronic shortage…
The Lady Alice Kenlis was built in 19th century and is ‘important part of our national heritage’The hulk of a 19th century iron steamship abandoned in a river on the Sutton Hoo estate has been given legal protection by the government.The Lady Alice Ken…
Staffordshire force investigating how blaze took hold of West Midlands site days after it was soldPolice have said they are “reviewing all of the available evidence” on the cause of a fire that destroyed the famous Crooked House pub in the West Midland…
Firefighters called to tackle blaze at The Crooked House in Himley, West MidlandsBritain’s “wonkiest pub”, which dates back to 1765, has been gutted by fire just days after being sold to a private buyer for alternative use.Firefighters were called on S…